The Colfax chronicle. [volume] (Colfax, Grant Parish, La.) 1877-1981, 1887-02-05
MISCELLANEOUS.

onu Sdidl5 III uIty-olGnt minutes
that is how far England and Franc
are apart
The Fish Commission at Washing
ton has giant octopus, which meas
ures hive feet across its body. 1t wa
captured in the Atlantic one hundre
miles northeast of Cape Henry, by tn
FISH commissioners steamer Albatross
At the present moment, so saws al
English paper, fortune-telling is one o
the most fiourishing systems of i'm
posture in that country. and there i
scarcely town or village without il.
resident or visiting cheat of this de
scription.
There are living in Clearfield
County, Pennsylvania, a man and hi,
Two sons who are married to three
sisters, and the old man is married "a
the youngest sister. Some of the chill
dren don't know their uncles from
their grandfather. Baltimore Ameri-
can.
"A lady named Augustine Ahumada
has died in Santiago, Chill. at the age
OF one hundred and fifteen years, and
Mt Talca Mrs. Juana Gatica has died.
aged one hundred and thirty wears.
HE latter leaves two sons, one eighty
eight and the other ninety-fve years Of
age.
Young mani want to ask you q
question. Widower-"All right. ask
away" Y. M.-"You have been mar.
ried three times; tell me me which wife
did you love most?" W.-"You bite
three sour apples. one after the other.
and then tell me which is the sweetest"
Ieras Siflings.
-Englishmcn from Britain and the
colonies are emigrating to South
America rapidly, and taking up govern.
ment lands in large tracts along tho
river La Plata and other localities. and
engaging in raising cattle, mining. etc.
while there are very few Americans in
the whole country.
"A Louisville broker teleprapbed In
a customer in = neighboring town: Il
can soil your stock at 81" The Gus.
toner received the message, but it
read: Il can sell you stock at 81" This
dropping of the s.r'' in the message
caused loss of several hundred dol
lars to the customer. Cour.
icr-Journai.
"A Trenton On. J.) man is the
owner OF a colonial copper penny.
coined In 1886, and which he claims Il
the only known specimen of the kind
in existence. On one side is a rude
ngure OF an eagle which looks. how
ever. more like a representation of the
tabled griffin species. Around this
nondcscript bird are the words ..E
fluribus Unum." On the reverse is a
ngure OF Goddess of Liberty holding |
n one hand the scales of justice and in
the other n liberty pole, from which
hangs flag; around this is inscribed
'Imwunis Columbia.
An elephant attached to circus.
which had just concluded an engage
nent In San Francisco, .cut up some
'lgh old shines" the other day while
'eing conveyed across the bay. After |
door the animal turned its
'ttention to a deck hand, whom it
Knocked into the hold of the vessel
The bar-room was next visited, and
fter mixing drinks, bottles, furniture.
tc.. breaking the leg and several ribs
4 an assistant keeper and slightly in
uring another, the Infatuated beast
Tas chained. Twelve hundred dollars
viii about cover the damsge DONE
'aD francisco Chronicle.
-Zenas Caldwell was the first man
New England who received collegi-
to education with view to entering
ne Methodist ministry. He went to
'owdoin College, and his room mate at
ne time was Franklin Pierce. Mr..
aidwcll was q great mathematician.
nd it is related of him that he solved
problem in algebra which Franklin /,
ierce could not do to save his life.
ut Pierce became President of the
nited States and Caldwell didn't.
his is not q good story to tell to
'hoolboys. perhaps. -Lewiston (Me.)
,ursidi.
The late Tully ID. Bowen used to
ii story of man who went TO a
stinguished lawyer for an opinion on
case, and in about n week received it |
salty written out, with all the fixinps.
r which he paid the sum of one hum
ed and fifty dollars. He then went {
lawyer of somewhat less renowu. ,
It the same question. and got the
me answer, for which he was charged ]
'e dollars. He handed out the money. I
the same time exhibiting the other 7
cument and remarking its price. {
Nh, said his friend, that is for the !
ne ribbon and the sealing-waxr'-- q
Y. Herald. Q
james B. Kelly, Pittsburgh me. 7
anic, has fallen heir to q German G